Isin
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Isin was an important ancient Mesopotamian city-state in southern Iraq, notable for its political and religious significance during the early second millennium BCE.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Isin canonical | 4 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Mesopotamian city-state
ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ |
| dedicatedTempleTo | goddess Gula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| excavatedBy | Iraqi archaeological expeditions ⓘ |
| flourishedInPeriod |
Isin-Larsa period
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
early second millennium BCE ⓘ |
| followedBy | Babylonian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalFind |
administrative texts
ⓘ
cuneiform tablets ⓘ temple remains ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalSiteName | Ishan al-Bahriyat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCulture |
Akkadian
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sumerian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLegalText | Code of Lipit-Ishtar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRuler |
Bur-Sin of Isin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Iddin-Dagan NERFINISHED ⓘ Ishbi-Erra NERFINISHED ⓘ Ishme-Dagan of Isin NERFINISHED ⓘ Larsa kings (later conquerors) ⓘ Lipit-Ishtar NERFINISHED ⓘ Shu-ilishu NERFINISHED ⓘ Ur-Ninurta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalEra | Bronze Age NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
law code of Lipit-Ishtar
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
political significance in early second millennium BCE ⓘ religious significance in Mesopotamia ⓘ royal hymns and inscriptions ⓘ |
| languageUsed |
Akkadian
ⓘ
Sumerian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| laterControlledBy |
Babylon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Larsa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
modern Iraq
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
southern Mesopotamia ⓘ |
| locatedInCountry | Iraq NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInGovernorate | Al-Qādisiyyah Governorate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Euphrates River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorDeity |
Gula
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ninisina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Sumer
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
ancient Mesopotamia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalStatus | independent city-state ⓘ |
| precededBy | Ur III dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionType | alluvial plain of southern Mesopotamia ⓘ |
| religiousFunction | hosting major temples and cult centers ⓘ |
| religiousRole | center of the cult of Gula ⓘ |
| timeOfProminence | circa 2017–1794 BCE ⓘ |
| wasCapitalOf | Kingdom of Isin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writingSystem | cuneiform ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.